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Ahhh...Nah I meant I spent too much $$ on the apocolypse to go buy a front stuffer and all the gear.
Nah I meant I spent too much $$ on the apocolypse to go buy a front stuffer and all the gear.
Knight is blowing out Bighorns for $270 right now. That's a great deal on a decent inline. Leaves a few bucks leftover for possibles to get going.
Well, I've got one. Although I just upgraded to an Ultra-Lite. Knight guarantees MOA to 200 yards. All American made, Green Mountain barrel, Timney trigger, completely reliable. The only real downside is the open ignition, although this can be mitigated somewhat by moving to a 209 primer in Knight's plastic holder. Knight pretty much invented the modern inline muzzleloader and the Bighorn is tried and true. To get going I'd probably go with musket caps, get the Dynamit Nobel/RWC ones if you can (watch out here, there's a CCI version made only for demonstration and these will not work, CCI does make a proper cap, just beware), and around 100 gr volumetric of ffG Triple 7. Start with 300 gr. Hornaday SST bullets (they come with sabots). These are reasonably priced so you can get some practice before you go and if you have to hunt with them, they will work, although there are better options (e.g. Knight Bloodlines, but you will pay for them).
In addition to caps, powder, bullets, you will need a volumetric powder measure, a capper (not really needed, but they do make things much easier), a sling (I recommend a Claw for the Bighorn because of the short forestock), breech plug grease, and some patches for spit patching the bore after each shot (T7 is a bit dirty and this helps). Less than $100 for all of it. The peep you should use is a Williams FP-LEGEND - those are right around $70 at Midway. I like to use a twilight aperture (a brass ring around the aperture) with this sight. The fiber optic front will work, although I prefer a bead. If you have extra cash, pick up an extra front sight from Knight in case you whang yours and make it unusable (they just screw on). Should also pick up some speed loaders to carry extra shots when you hunt. I like the Thompson ones, but there are others.
When you get hooked, you can spend bunches more.
Just 'cause I can...Actually , just posting for something to consider...
Traditional muzzle loading has a lot going for it....know your firearm and it will work well for you.
All I need to shoot round ball from a flintlock , is shown below.
Simple , easy and effective.
Andy
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Well...And here was I, in my iggerunce, thinking that traditional muzzleloaders and them new-fangled in-line things had a different season.
Yep looking at it yesterday I think the 209 and holder makes sense for WA hunting.
The peep sight will be great, just need to get my contacts figured out by then.
Thanks for all your help!
Here in UK the only muzzleloaders we can use to take game are shotguns, that is to say, ANY smoothbore muzzleloader, since they are classed as a Section 2 [Smoothbore] firearm the same as any shotgun. Y'see, the only reason you can have a RIFLED muzzleloader is for target shooting, and that means that you are prohibited in law for using it to shoot game. OTOH, you MIGHT have what is called an open FAC, which MIGHT allow you to use a rifled muzzleloader on game, but it has to fulfill TWO criteria - a minimum m/v of 2500 fps, and a minimum m/v of around 1500 - 1750 ft lbs. depending on whether you are in Scotland or the rest of the yUK.
I've never heard or read of ANY rifled muzzleloader being used for live game i the entire yUK.
Liked for having the information....not really liking the information...if that makes sense.
So...I could use my flintlock fowler on birds ...since its a smoothbore...
Would it also have to meet the FPS and ft.lbs minimums if I used a single patched round ball on deer or the like...?
Andy